Youtube html5 video woes

[vanvogt]

I have XP sp3. I also use Firefox 52.2.1 esr(32-bit). Is there any way to view both flash and html5 videos on youtube? Same problem on Opera. I've tried a few plugins and extensions but none of them delivered. Thanks guys and gals...

 

[BFG-9000]

Unfortunately Firefox is one of the very last updated browsers left for XP and it's going away in September after 52.3ESR.

32-bit Firefox has had performance issues and glitches for a long time in XP. You couldn't hibernate or even sleep if even one browser tab was open. Very high CPU use compared to the same version on 32-bit Win 7, and features that work in 32-bit Win7+ like WebGL just don't work in XP.

It's really too bad as XP, at least in POSready 2009 guise, will be supported with security updates and MSE definitions until April 2019. I quit using Win 9x 10 years ago when the last browser for it (Firefox 2.0.0.20) was no longer updated. 9x is a dead platform now without even an antivirus or access to old WindowsUpdates (at least it doesn't require an online activation server!). After no modern browser is left for XP at all, it will also be dead.

BTW Firefox 47 was the one that introduced HTML5 for embedded Youtube videos if Flash is not installed. You could try uninstalling NPAPI Flash to see if that works in Firefox. If it does, try using the ActiveX version of Flash in Slimbrowser that runs iE6's Trident rendering engine. Good luck!

 

[190221]

you could try advanced chrome... chrome 54 on xp...download custom build.

should be able to play html5 video.